The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge? Quotes

“You probably learned in your high school civics course, as I did in mine, that the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Well, I’m here to tell you this morning that this is not strictly true. The Court of Public Opinion is actually the highest court in the land.”
― Thomas Cathcart, The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?: A Philosophical Conundrum

“In so-called moral decisions, emotion always trumps reason.”
― Thomas Cathcart, The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?: A Philosophical Conundrum

“The Moral Sense Test developed by Harvard psychologists in 2003 can be found online at: moral.wjh.harvard.edu”
― Thomas Cathcart, The Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy Off the Bridge?: A Philosophical Conundrum